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November 12, 2024

Trump’s Ukraine plan. U.S. President-elect Donald Trump’s plan to end the Ukraine war would be a “capitulation” to the Russians, Mykhailo Podolyak, an adviser to the head of the Office of the Ukrainian President, said in a new interview with Russian opposition news outlet Meduza. Last week, the Wall Street Journal reported that Trump’s plan […]

Iran and War

November 12, 2024

Last week, I wrote on the Middle East and promised a follow-up piece would come next. The U.S. election intruded. Now I’ll return to...

Daily Memo: Russia’s Role in Israel-Lebanon Talks

November 11, 2024

Russian mediation. Russia is ready to help mediate between Israel and Lebanon, Israel’s Channel 11 reported. According to the outlet, Moscow won’t be involved...

Iraq in the Crosshairs of the Israel-Iran War

November 11, 2024

After its premier proxy Hezbollah suffered unprecedented losses in the war with Israel, it is time to reevaluate the state of Iran’s disproportionate influence...

Daily Memo: Philippines Reaffirms Maritime Claims, World Leaders React to US Election

November 8, 2024

Rocking the boat. Philippine President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. signed two laws that reasserted the limits of the country’s maritime and resource claims, including in...

Egypt and Ethiopia’s Dispute Is Getting Worse

November 8, 2024

Egypt has been displeased with Ethiopia’s plan to dam the Blue Nile River since the project was announced more than a decade ago. Egypt’s...

Daily Memo: German Government Reshuffle, Myanmar-China Relations

November 7, 2024

On the brink. German Chancellor Olaf Scholz dismissed his finance minister on Wednesday, a move that could trigger snap elections. With the firing of...

Trump’s Approach to Europe

November 7, 2024

I intended to expand on my column from earlier this week on the conflict in the Middle East, but instead I think I’ll address...

Daily Memo: US Warning for Iraq, UK-South Africa Talks

November 6, 2024

Stern caution. The Biden administration has warned the Iraqi government to prevent Iran from striking Israel from its territory, Axios reported. According to the...

The US Election and Its Impact on the Middle East

November 6, 2024

Editor’s note: Yesterday was election day in the United States. We at GPF tend to avoid the pontifications and predictions of electoral politics, not...

Daily Memo: Ukraine-Poland Spat, North Korea’s Latest Test-Launch

November 5, 2024

Rising tensions. Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy is trying to “drag Poland into the war with Russia,” Polish Deputy Prime Minister Krzysztof Jawkowski said. Jawkowski...